Delivering Social Values Conference
Delivering Social Value: Strengthening our Communities Conference
A national conference specifically for NHS and Third Sector Organisations improving quality and value through working together is being held on Friday 6th November, 10am to 4pm at the Midland Hotel Manchester.
This conference is being delivered as a partnership between the Department of Health, Voluntary Sector North West and NHS North West.
Attendance is free. To find out more visit www.vsnw.org.uk/news/view/281.
To book your space email kathie.cox@dh.gsi.gov.uk
The Future of Caring Live Web TV Chat
A live WebTV show on Tuesday 6th October at 5.15pm will quiz Phil Hope MP, Minister of State for Care about the proposed changes to Britain’s care system.
There are currently six million people across the UK who provide unpaid care to someone they know – a figure that will only increase with Britain’s ageing population.
If you care for a friend or relative, or are a receiver of care yourself, you will know firsthand the true cost of caring. Carers Allowance is the lowest benefit, set at just £53.10 a week. Carers also rarely get chance to take a break from the role – over a third (31%) of long-term providers have never taken a holiday.
The government’s recent Green Paper, ‘Shaping the Future of Care Together’, is attempting to update the nation’s care system for the first time since the 1940s to create a system that fits our 21st century needs and provides long-term financial provision for those in care.
Emma Soames, Editor-At-Large of Saga Magazine, and Phil Hope MP, Minister of State for Care Services will be interviewed live online on Tuesday 6th October at 3:00pm to answer your questions about the government’s Green Paper.
To link to the live web chat or to pose questions to Phil Hope in advance, please click here
Join the Big Care Debate
The Government is keen to raise awareness of its Green Paper “Shaping the Future of Care Together” and to engage as many people as possible in a Big Care Debate about how the care and support system should be reformed.
Regional Voices and NAVCA will be working together to provide a joint response to this consultation. If you would like to feed into this response, please contact Emma Easton at Regional Voices on 0113 394 2300 (emma.easton@regionalforum.org.uk) or Katy Wing at NAVCA on 0114 289 3990 (katy.wing@navca.org.uk)
Read the NAVCA/Regional Voices’ joint briefing paper “Shaping the Future of Care Together”
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